Journal
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Volume 15, Issue 11, Pages 2539-2551Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01417.x
Keywords
induced pluripotent stem cells; human embryonic stem cells; cardiomyocytes; Ca2+-release units; sarcoplasmic reticulum; action potentials; caveolae
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- Israel Science Foundation (ISF)
- Israeli Ministry of Health
- Rappaport Institute
- Sohnis Family Stem Cells Center
- Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development
- European Social Fund
- Romanian Government [POSDRU/89/1.5/S/64109]
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) are generated from fully differentiated somatic cells that were reprogrammed into a pluripotent state. Human iPSC which can be obtained from various types of somatic cells such as fibroblasts or keratinocytes can differentiate into cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CM), which exhibit cardiac-like transmembrane action potentials, intracellular Ca2+ transients and contractions. While major features of the excitation-contraction coupling of iPSC-CM have been well-described, very little is known on the ultrastructure of these cardiomyocytes. The ultrastructural features of 31-day-old (post-plating) iPSC-CM generated from human hair follicle keratinocytes (HFKT-iPSC-CM) were analysed by electron microscopy, and compared with those of human embryonic stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hESC-CM). The comparison showed that cardiomyocytes from the two sources share similar proprieties. Specifically, HFKT-iPSC-CM and hESC-CM, displayed ultrastructural features of early and immature phenotype: myofibrils with sarcomeric pattern, large glycogen deposits, lipid droplets, long and slender mitochondria, free ribosomes, rough endoplasmic reticulum, sarcoplasmic reticulum and caveolae. Noteworthy, the SR is less developed in HFKT-iPSC-CM. We also found in both cell types: (1) Ca2+-release units, which connect the peripheral sarcoplasmic reticulum with plasmalemma; and (2) intercellular junctions, which mimic intercalated disks (desmosomes and fascia adherens). In conclusion, iPSC and hESC differentiate into cardiomyocytes of comparable ultrastructure, thus supporting the notion that iPSC offer a viable option for an autologous cell source for cardiac regenerative therapy.
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